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A. Correct. Students may feel very lonely even if
they are living with other people their age.

B. Incorrect. Forming new social networks are an
important step to establish routine and be less isolated. Joining a
club/society and doing something one enjoys is an important way of
settling in.

C. Correct. Some people find to difficult to fit in
with other students who want to drink and party all the time.

D. Correct. Having focussed on getting into
university for such a long time, some people find that the reality of
university life can be an anti-climax.

E. Correct. For some students, coming to university
may be their first experience of independent living. Having to make
decisions for themselves and balancing their domestic, academic and
emotional lives may be overwhelming.

Donna appears to have suffered from some
transitional problems when she first arrived - homesickness at being away
from her boyfriend and it not being her decision to be at university in
the first instance.

Donna’s history

They tell you that Donna and her boyfriend had been going out since
they met in the school sixth form and Donna was very committed to the
relationship.

A mutual friend of Aisha and Donna told Aisha that in her first year,
Donna had found being away from her boyfriend very difficult and had been
very tearful and withdrawn for the first few weeks of term.

The mutual friend also said that Donna had contemplated quitting after
the first term of the first year, saying that she hadn't wanted to come
to university in the first place - that her parents had insisted.